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1/ ARE THAI ACTIVISTS BEING ABDUCTED?
At 4:30PM on June 4, Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an activist in exile, was on the phone w/ his sister. "I can't breathe," he said & the line was abruptly cut.
Security camera footage reportedly shows a black SUV departing his condo around then
At 4:30PM on June 4, Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an activist in exile, was on the phone w/ his sister. "I can't breathe," he said & the line was abruptly cut.
Security camera footage reportedly shows a black SUV departing his condo around then
2/ A known dissident, Wanchalearm often exercised his right to freedom of expression online. He faces charges of sedition in Thailand & Thai authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in 2018. Thai authorities allegedly requested his extradition from Cambodia in the past.
3/ He is among dozens of political activists from Thailand who have sought asylum in neighbouring countries following political unrest in the country in the last decade. Many left after military authorities took power in a coup in May 2014 and issued summons for them.
